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|title=Boo Block
|image=[[File:PinkBoo.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork of a Boo Block from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|image=[[File:Bbblock.gif]]
|parent_species=[[Boo]]
|parent_species=[[Boo]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[‎List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[‎List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
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A '''Boo Block'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20011213074919/http://www.yoshisstory.com/page6-3.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved December 20, 2015.</ref> (originally known as '''Boo Buddy Block'''<ref name=MM>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 51.</ref>, also known as '''Block Boos'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009233502/http://www.yoshisstory.com/6-3.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved April 22, 2015.</ref><ref>"'''Block Boos''': These Boos turn into blocks when you turn to face them. They are too valuable as blocks, so why bother defeating them?"- [[Nintendo 64]] Game Secrets, 1999 Edition [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 110.</ref>) is a combination of a [[Boo]] and a [[Block]] first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When looked at, it seems to be a normal, gray block. But if [[Mario]] takes his eyes off it, it slowly begins to transform into a Boo. They are actually required to clear a certain Ghost House, [[Choco-Ghost House]], as Mario must lure them towards him, turn around, and jump on and leap off them to reach a high ledge, where the exit door awaits. In ''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]'', when the Boos turn into blocks, they still show their face, but in the original game, their faces disappear.
A '''Boo Block'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20011213074919/http://www.yoshisstory.com/page6-3.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved December 20, 2015.</ref> (originally known as '''Boo Buddy Block'''<ref name=MM>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 51.</ref>, also known as '''Block Boos'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991009233502/http://www.yoshisstory.com/6-3.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved April 22, 2015.</ref><ref>"'''Block Boos''': These Boos turn into blocks when you turn to face them. They are too valuable as blocks, so why bother defeating them?"- [[Nintendo 64]] Game Secrets, 1999 Edition [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Strategy Guide. Page 110.</ref>) is a type of [[Boo]] capable of transforming into a [[Block]] when threatened.
[[File:SMS Boo Block.png|thumb|left|100px|A Pink Boo in block form in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.]]


==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:Bbblock.gif|frame]]
Boo Buddy Blocks first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. When looked at, it seems to be a normal, gray block, though with a unique stone design. When [[Mario]] takes his eyes off it, however, it slowly begins to transform into a Boo and follow him. They are actually required to clear a certain Ghost House, [[Choco-Ghost House]], as Mario must lure them towards him, turn around, and jump on and leap off them to reach a high ledge, where the exit door awaits.
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
[[File:SMS Boo Block.png|thumb|A Pink Boo in block form.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Boo Blocks are known as '''Pink Boos'''<ref>Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. ''Super Mario Sunshine'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 20.</ref> in English, and bear a resemblance to [[Red Boo]]s due to their color. Like normal Boos in this game, they do not care in Mario looks at them, instead only turning into a block if sprayed with [[F.L.U.D.D.]]'s water or a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]'s [[juice]]. The block looks very similar to [[Yoshi Platform]]s, though their eyes can still be seen on one side. After a lengthy period of time, they revert to their normal form. When not a block, they meanderingly patrol a small area in a similar manner to the Boos in the game, though in a less wide range. They appear solely in [[Hotel Delfino]], specifically around the central pillar in [[The Hotel Lobby's Secret]] and over a large pool-like bathtub under an air vent in [[Mysterious Hotel Delfino]].
===''Yoshi's Story''===
[[File:YSBooBlock.png|frame|left]]
Boo Blocks return in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They appear solely in Stage 6-3: [[Ghost Castle]]. Their Ghost Block<ref name=MM/> form is redesigned with pink and white strips rather than being a solid gray block. In addition, they take a different appearance from normal Boos when Yoshi is looking away.
Boo Blocks return in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They appear solely in Stage 6-3: [[Ghost Castle]]. Their Ghost Block<ref name=MM/> form is redesigned with pink and white strips rather than being a solid gray block. In addition, they take a different appearance from normal Boos when Yoshi is looking away.
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In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', there are [[Red Boo|Pink Boo]]s which turn into solid platforms when squirted. These, too, are needed to complete certain levels.
===''Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land''===
In ''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]'', when the Boos turn into blocks, they still show their face, unlike in the original game, where their faces disappear.


Blocks that look similar to Boo Blocks appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' in the [[Energy Hold]].
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Story Boo Block Boo.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
GoldenBoostatue.png|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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==Trivia==
*Blocks with Boo faces appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' in the [[Energy Hold]]. However, instead of turning into enemy Boos, these become invisible.


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 03:58, February 29, 2020

Template:Species-infobox A Boo Block[1] (originally known as Boo Buddy Block[2], also known as Block Boos[3][4]) is a type of Boo capable of transforming into a Block when threatened.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario World

A Boo Buddy Block

Boo Buddy Blocks first appear in Super Mario World. When looked at, it seems to be a normal, gray block, though with a unique stone design. When Mario takes his eyes off it, however, it slowly begins to transform into a Boo and follow him. They are actually required to clear a certain Ghost House, Choco-Ghost House, as Mario must lure them towards him, turn around, and jump on and leap off them to reach a high ledge, where the exit door awaits.

Super Mario Sunshine

A Ghost Block
A Pink Boo in block form.

In Super Mario Sunshine, Boo Blocks are known as Pink Boos[5] in English, and bear a resemblance to Red Boos due to their color. Like normal Boos in this game, they do not care in Mario looks at them, instead only turning into a block if sprayed with F.L.U.D.D.'s water or a Yoshi's juice. The block looks very similar to Yoshi Platforms, though their eyes can still be seen on one side. After a lengthy period of time, they revert to their normal form. When not a block, they meanderingly patrol a small area in a similar manner to the Boos in the game, though in a less wide range. They appear solely in Hotel Delfino, specifically around the central pillar in The Hotel Lobby's Secret and over a large pool-like bathtub under an air vent in Mysterious Hotel Delfino.

Yoshi's Story

Sprite of a Ghost Block from Yoshi's Story

Boo Blocks return in Yoshi's Story. They appear solely in Stage 6-3: Ghost Castle. Their Ghost Block[2] form is redesigned with pink and white strips rather than being a solid gray block. In addition, they take a different appearance from normal Boos when Yoshi is looking away.

Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land

In Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land, when the Boos turn into blocks, they still show their face, unlike in the original game, where their faces disappear.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ブロックテレサ[6]
Burokku Teresa
Block Boo

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Yoshi's Story official website (Wayback Archive). Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Nintendo Mario Mania Player's Guide. Page 51.
  3. ^ Yoshi's Story official website (Wayback Archive). Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Block Boos: These Boos turn into blocks when you turn to face them. They are too valuable as blocks, so why bother defeating them?"- Nintendo 64 Game Secrets, 1999 Edition Prima Official Strategy Guide. Page 110.
  5. ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton. Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 20.
  6. ^ 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), pages 114 & 116.

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